Legal Opinion
Fain v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 29, 1983No. 45087PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PUDLOWSKI, Presiding Judge.
This is a product liability case brought by a retailer (respondents) against the manufacturer and wholesaler of a television set which allegedly started a fire and caused property damage to respondents’ place of business. The jury awarded respondents $15,844.73 in damages. Appellants first contend that respondents’ evidence was insufficient to support submission of the case on a theory of strict products liability as defined in the Restatement of Torts 2d § 402A. Secondly, appellants contend the trial court erred in refusing to grant its motion for a new trial based…
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